1991–92 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

1991–92 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
TAAC Regular season champion
TAAC tournament champion
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record25–6 (13–1 TAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Backus (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Robbie Laing (7th overall, 5th season)
  • Michael Stokes (2nd season)
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 1990–91
1992–93 →
1991–92 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 6   .806
Georgia State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 14   .533
Florida International 7 – 7   .500 11 – 17   .393
Samford 7 – 7   .500 11 – 18   .379
Stetson 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393
Mercer 6 – 8   .429 11 – 18   .379
Centenary (LA) 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Southeastern Louisiana 4 – 10   .286 6 – 22   .214
† 1992 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 10th-year head coach Frank Kerns, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. The team won the regular season conference title and the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, the Eagles lost in the opening round to Oklahoma State, 100–73,[1] to finish with a 25–6 record (13–1 TAAC).

Roster

1991–92 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 3 Tommy Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Jefferson Davis High School Montgomery, AL
G/F 4 Monty Noblitt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Vancleave High School Vancleave, MS
G 11 Adonis Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Newberry High School Newberry, SC
G 12 Charlton Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Miami Carol City Senior High School Miami, FL
G 13 Mickhal Locklear 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sprayberry High School Marietta, GA
G 20 Roger Montgomery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Fairfax High School
Pratt Community College 		Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Pierre McKisic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Tri-Cities High School College Park, GA
F 23 Joby Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Jenkins High School Savannah, GA
G 24 Wendell Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Wichita South High School
Hutchinson Community College 		Wichita, KS
F 25 Tony Windless 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northside High School
Cowley Community College 		Memphis, TN
F 33 Calvin Sinkfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Griffin High School
Odessa College 		Griffin, GA
F 34 Shawn Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Fr Harvester Cathedral Academy Tallahassee, FL
C 40 Dexter Abrams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Jones County High School
Howard College 		Gray, GA
F 44 Chris Birden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr L. W. Higgins High School
New Mexico Junior College 		Avondale, LA
F 54 D'Andre Goggans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Fr T. W. Josey High School Augusta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 23, 1991*
7:30 pm 		Bethune-Cookman W 111–73  1–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,699)
Statesboro, GA
November 25, 1991*
7:30 pm 		at Appalachian State W 81–80  2–0
 Varsity Gymnasium (4,462)
Boone, NC
November 30, 1991*
7:30 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 103–86  3–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,731)
Statesboro, GA
December 7, 1991*
7:30 pm 		Fort Valley State W 110–88  4–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,175)
Statesboro, GA
December 9, 1991*
7:30 pm 		Troy State W 102–94  5–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,774)
Statesboro, GA
December 14, 1991*
7:30 pm 		Furman L 77–80  5–1
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,330)
Statesboro, GA
December 17, 1991*
7:30 pm 		Brewton–Parker College W 106–91  6–1
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,620)
Statesboro, GA
December 20, 1991*
8:00 pm 		vs. Pepperdine
UAB Invitational 		W 79–73  7–1
 UAB Arena (4,524)
Birmingham, AL
December 21, 1991*
10:00 pm 		vs. UAB
UAB Invitational 		L 69–87  7–2
 UAB Arena (4,756)
Birmingham, AL
December 30, 1991*
8:30 pm 		at Tennessee Tech L 90–92  7–3
 Eblen Center (3,620)
Cookeville, TN
January 2, 1992*
7:30 pm 		West Georgia W 115–94  8–3
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,128)
Statesboro, GA
January 6, 1992*
7:30 pm 		Appalachian State W 88–77  9–3
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,296)
Statesboro, GA
January 9, 1992
8:30 pm 		at Samford W 83–65  10–3
(1–0) 		Seibert Hall (694)
Homewood, AL
January 11, 1992
7:30 pm 		at Georgia State W 88–87  11–3
(2–0) 		GSU Sports Arena (2,114)
Atlanta, GA
January 16, 1992
7:30 pm 		Centenary W 119–91  12–3
(3–0) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,159)
Statesboro, GA
January 18, 1992
7:30 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 90–75  13–3
(4–0) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,048)
Statesboro, GA
January 22, 1992*
7:30 pm 		at Furman L 70–76  13–4
 Memorial Auditorium (2,346)
Greenville, SC
January 25, 1992
4:00 pm 		at Mercer W 90–75  14–4
(5–0) 		Macon Coliseum (1,200)
Macon, GA
January 30, 1992
7:35 pm 		at Stetson W 103–67  15–4
(6–0) 		Edmunds Center (1,553)
DeLand, FL
February 1, 1992
8:00 pm 		at FIU W 78–72  16–4
(7–0) 		Golden Panther Arena (828)
Miami, FL
February 6, 1992
7:30 pm 		Samford W 73–62  17–4
(8–0) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,328)
Statesboro, GA
February 8, 1992
7:30 pm 		Georgia State W 91–84  18–4
(9–0) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (4,056)
Statesboro, GA
February 13, 1992
8:05 pm 		at Centenary L 106–110 OT 18–5
(9–1) 		Gold Dome (1,687)
Shreveport, LA
February 15, 1992
8:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 79–72  19–5
(10–1) 		University Center (866)
Hammond, LA
February 22, 1992
7:30 pm 		Mercer W 81–74  20–5
(11–1) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (3,124)
Statesboro, GA
February 27, 1992
7:30 pm 		Stetson W 104–76  21–5
(12–1) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,103)
Statesboro, GA
February 29, 1992
2:00 pm 		FIU W 95–71  22–5
(13–1) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,428)
Statesboro, GA
TAAC Tournament
March 6, 1992*
 (1) (8) Southeastern Louisiana
Quarterfinals 		W 106–86  23–5
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,128)
Statesboro, Georgia
March 7, 1992*
 (1) (4) Samford
Semifinals 		W 81–61  24–5
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,386)
Statesboro, Georgia
March 8, 1992*
 ESPN 		(1) (2) Georgia State
Championship Game 		W 95–82  25–5
 Hanner Fieldhouse (4,543)
Statesboro, Georgia
NCAA tournament
March 20, 1992*
 (15 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 11 Oklahoma State
First Round 		L 73–100  25–6
 The Omni (10,820)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern.

Source,[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma State 100, Georgia Southern 73". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "1991-92 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Georgia Southern Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Georgia Southern 1991-1992 stats" (PDF). Georgia Southern Eagles.